Changeable-letter sign



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. L. E. WlLLIAMS I CHANGEABLE LETTER SIGN Filed Dec. 5, 1922 FIG. 1

oi oi l t ll-TE eras PATEEM testis 'ELvm wILLIAMs, or wrorrrrs rents. TEXAS, ASSIGNGE or oneans ro otrrronn Antes-r,

OF PETBGLIA,

' CHANGEABLE-LETTEE SIGN.

Application filed Deeeinbe To all whom it may GOILCWt.

lie it'lrnown that i, Lnsnrn ELVIN WIL- trains, a citizen of theUnited. States, residing at 'l/Vichita Falls,

in the county of Wichita and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Changeable-Letter Sign, of which the following is a specification. V

The invention relates to a changeable let ter sign to be built of metal or any other suitable material, being provided with pillars and supporting bars, said supporting bars being parallel with said pillars with any desired number of adjustable bars arranged transversely thereon. The object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature to beused either as an interior or exterior sign, the lettered plates having hook arrangements thereon which hold them to the adjustable bars.

Another object of. the invention is to provide a device of this nature having lettered olates with hook arran ements thereon. said lettered plates being of various sizes. Said adjusting bars may beadjusted to fit any size lettered plate.

Another object of the invention is to provide a deviceof this nature which is very simple and practical and can be manufactured at a very nominal cost.

The nature and advantages of the device will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, form ing a part of this application. The invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the various parts will be referred to by numbers.

Figure 1 is a front plan view of the device.

Figure 2 illustrates the arrangement of the hooks on the lettered plates.

Figure 3 illustrates the method of locking the lettered plates to the sign.

Figure 4 is a side view, showing the plates arranged on the adjustable bars.

pillars 4t. and 5 are merely ornamental. The

5, 1922. Serial no. 605,079.

supports 6 are arranged an equal distance between the pillars 3. The adjustable bars 7 are slidably fastened to supporting bars 6 with bolts as illustrated at o The lettered plates maybe small as illu ted at 9 or may be large sheets as illustrated a upturned hooks 11 engage the loc bars 12 and prevent the plates from being re moved by unauthorized persons. 5 t will b noted that the locking bars are slidably bolted in the vertical grooves of the supports (3. The hooks l4- turned downward are for the purpose of holding the plate to the sign. The braces 13 hold the sign rigid. The notched teeth on the bar 18 hold the adjustable bars 7 and the locking bars 1.2 to any position in which they may be placed. The bar 18 is hooked into a stationary eyelet 15 at the top of the sign and the bottom of the bar 18 is slipped over a stationary eyelet 16 and held securely in place with a lock 17. The ends of the bars 7 and 12 fit into the notclied teeth of the bar 18. The opposite ends of the bars 7 and 12 fit nto holes in a stationary bar. The plates 9 are provided with a. blank space around the lower and righthand side, said blank space to fit under the adjoining letter plates, thus closing the gap between the different lettered plates. When in position for use this arrangement provides a very attractive sign. The wording on the sign may be arranged with the lettered plates 9, which may be of any desired size as the bars 7 may be adjusted to fit any size lettered plate, or the sign may be covered with sheets of metal or other suitable material, as illustrated at 10 in Figure 2, thus providing a surface for painting or pasting paper signs upon. The lettered plates 9 cannot be removed from the sign without the key to the lock 17, thus preventing anyone who is not authorized or who does not have a key from molesting the sign.

lVhile it is believed from the foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to what is herein shown and de scribed, and that such changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scopeof what is herein claimed.

Whatl claim is:

1. A changeable letter sign comprising a frame, a'pair of anchored pillars supporting said frame, a plurality of vertical spaced bars attached to said frame, transverse bars slidably attached to said vertical bars, let'- terr lates having hooks disposed opposite to each other thereon, means i'er locking sa d slidable transverse bars to prevent unauthorized' vertical nioveinent thereof.

'2. A changeable letter sign comprising two pillars, a metal irarne mounted hetvveen said pillars, vertical spaced supporting bars V },attadl1 ed to: said frame, oblique disposed V 'lQI'ZLClDQ; hars hetween said spaced vertical "63,175, transverse bars slidahly attached to said vertical support ng bars, letter plates [having upward and downward turned hooks thereon toengg'age the achustahle transverse bars, the ends of said transverse bars engaged in a vertical bar having a plurality of apertures therein, said vertical apertured bar being removably attached to; said frame,

bar to, said frame.

means for locking saidfvertical apertured 3. i l-pair of pillars, ainame inoui ted on said pillars, vertical supporting bars attached to said frame, obl que ,c h sp0sedbrac-' ing bars between' said supporting" bars and frame, apluralityof transverse hars 'ading bars, plateshaving opposite'to eaeh other ,justabljy attached to said vertical support- 7 30 turned hooks theree i to engage the-trans I verse ad uStahle bars, a locking de v1ce c'om- I prising 'a vertical bar having a plurality of: notches therein to-f engage pointed ends of the adjustable tITtnSV61SBi38IS, inean'srforattaching and locking said vertie-aljnotched bar to the end of said iraniaasshqivnand 

